Vending-machine.



1. w. MARTIN & M. N. GLUMIICICH.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPUCATION man FEB. 18. 1915.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. MARTIN.AND MILAN N. GLUMICICI-I, 0F FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA.

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1916.

, Application filed. February 18,1915. Serial No. 9,078.

To-aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that WG,YJOHN W. MARTIN and MILAN N. GLUMIoIcH, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Fairmont, in the county of Marion andState of West Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Vending-Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to a macharacter, which is simple inconstruction,

inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable.

provide a machine of the above mentioned character so constructed thatit is exceedingly difficult for the articles to be removed from themachine other than by the proper operation thereof, whereby one straw isdelivered at a time for use. 3

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecificationand inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame, Figure 1 is a side elevation of apparatus embodying the invention,Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig.1, and, Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 33v ofFig. 2.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a base,upon which is rigidly mounted by any suitable means, apreferablycylindrical outer shell 6. This outer shell has its opposite ends closedby lids or heads 7, having annular flanges 8 engaging wlth the ends ofthe shell 6, whereby these lids or heads are removable. Removablymounted within the outer shell 6 is a turning inner shell 9, which ispreferably cylindricaland has a substantially smaller diameter, asshown. The inner shell has its ends permanently closed by heads 10forming a portion thereof, and this inner shell is provided in its upperportion with a door 11, covering an opening through WhlCh the articlesare adapted to be fed into the innershell 9, when the inner shell is re-7 moved from the outer shell 6.

The heads 10 of the inner shell are apertured for receiving horizontalpins or pivot elements 12, upon which these heads are rigidly mounted.The pins 12 are journaled through and removably mounted within openings13 formed through the heads 7. Arranged within the space 16, between theends or heads of the inner and outer shells is a crank 17, rigidlymounted upon the pin 12. Pivotally connected with this crank is a pitman19, operating through a slot 20, formed I i in the flange 8, as shown.This pitman is A further object of the invention is to shown. It isobvious that when the head 21 provided at its outer end with a head 21,as

is forced inwardly, the pitman 19 will swing the crank 17, which willmove the pin 12, which in turn effects a corresponding turning movementof the inner shell.

Arranged within the lower portion of the inner shell is a normallyinclined upper partition 22, soldered or otherwise rigidly attached tothe same. The upper end of this partition is contiguous with the innerwall of the inner shell while its lower end is spaced therefromproviding an opening or passage 23, of suitable size to permit of thepassage therethrough of a single straw or other article contained withinthe inner shell. Arranged below the upper normally inclined partition 12is a lower inclined partition 24, the lower end of which is contiguouswith the inner wall of the shell 10 while its upper end is spaced from asubstantially radially arranged feed member. or plate 25, providing apassage 26 for feeding a single straw or other article. The partition 24is parallel with the partition 22 and may be soldered or otherwisesecured to the inner or otherwise secured to the inner shell. The

feed plate 25 projects radially outwardly beyond the inner shell and hasits outer end bent to form a bead or head 27 traveling in the annularspace 28 between the two shells, which space is preferably of a suitablesize to permit of the feeding of a single article to be vended. 27designates a discharge opening arranged near and in advance of the head27.

The outer shell 6 is provided upon its forward side with a longitudinaldischarge opening or slot 28, through which the straw or other articleis finally discharged and a tray 29 is arranged below and adjacent thisoutlet opening or slot to catch and hold the article.

The operation of the apparatus is as follows: To fill the inner shell 9with straws or the like, the head 7 to the left is removed from theshell 6. The shell 10 may now be withdrawn from the shell 6, the cover11 opened and the straws or the like fed into the chamber above theupper inclined partition 22, in a more or less disordered manner. Theinner shell 10 is now returned within the outer shell and crank 17within the slot 19. The straws above the partition 22 tend to gravitatedownwardly thereon and by such movement are more or less arranged inproper order extending longitudinally of the inner shell in parallelrelation to each other. As the inner shell is rocked or turned back andforth during the operation of the apparatus these straws are of coursemade to travel longitudinally upon the partition 22 and are finallyarranged in an orderly manner. With the elements in the position shownin Fig. 2, the lowermost straw upon the partition 22 will pass throughthe opening 23 and remain beneath and adjacent thereto thus preventing asecond straw passing through the opening until the discharge of thefirst straw. Vith the straw arranged below and adjacent the openin 23,upon the inward movement of the pitman 19,the inner shell is turnedrearwardly, whereby the partition 22 will be inclined in an oppositedirection, carrying the straws away from the opening 23 and causing thestraw which has passed there through to travel longitudinally upon thethen rearwardly inclined lower partition 2%, whereby this straw willpass through open ing 26 and opening 27', and discharge into the annularpassage 28, within which the same is engaged by the head 27 and finallyforced thereby out through the opening 28 to be caught in the tray 29.When the pitman 19 is released, the inner shell 10 auto matically turnsforwardly to its normal position, as the lower portion thereof isheavier than the upper portion. The upper partition is now inclinedoutwardly forwardly whereby the lowermost straw will be fed through theopening 23 and remain below and adjacent the opening. The operation isof course repeated indefinitely.

it is to be understood that the form of our invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described the invention, we claim:

1. In a vending machine of the character described, a, substantiallyhorizontal outer shell; a substantially horizontal inner shell arrangedwithin the outer shell and providing an article feeding passage betweenthe two shells; a partition arranged within the inner shell and providedwith a feed opening; a feed plate arranged within the inner shellbeneath the partition and extending outwardly beyond the inner shell toenter the article feeding passage; and means to turn the inner shellwith relation to the outer shell.

2. In a vending machine of the character described; .a substantiallyhorizontal outer shell; a substantially horizontal inner shell arrangedtherein and forming therewith an article feeding passage; a normallyinclined partition arranged within the inner shell with an openingarranged remote from its upper end; a feed plate arranged within theinner shell beneath the inclined partition and extending downwardlybeyond the inner shell to enter the article feeding space; and means toturn the inner shell;

3. In a machine of the character described; a substantially horizontalouter shell; a substantially horizontal inner shell arranged therein andproviding therewith an article feeding passage; a normally inclinedpartition disposed within the inner shell with an opening disposedremote from the upper end of the inclined partition; a lower normallyinclined partition disposed within the inner shell beneath the firstnamed partition and spaced therefrom to receive articles passing throughsaid opening; a feed plate disposed within the inner shell and connectedwith they first named partition and spaced from the inner end of i shellwith an opening arranged remote from In testimony whereof we afiix oursignaits upper c(lend; adllowefl norlrlnally inclilrllefdi tures inpresence of two witnesses. partition ispose wit in t e inner s e beneaththe first named partition; means i connected with the inner shell andmoved thereby to move the article when introduced Witnesses:

into the article feeding passage; and means P. L. GoIsovIoH,

to turn the inner shell. C. W. WALKER.

Gopiel of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressingthe Commissioner of rmm, Washington, D. G.

